ASCI 202

                                               Aircraft Systems and Flight              The international Aircraft System Fire Protection was established as the international Halon Replacement working group in October 1993. This group originally developed minimum performance standards and test methodologies for non halon aircraft fire suppression agents/systems in cargo compartments, engine nacelles, hand held extinguishers, and lavatory trash receptacles. Fire protection should be one of the main priorities taken into consideration when dealing with aircraft construction, testing, and certification. There are vast number of potential hazards that can contribute to the development of a fire. Examples include regular combustibles, energized electrical equipment, flammable liquids etc. Ensuring all appropriate classes of extinguishers is on board and that flight crews are properly trained is critical to safety. Having appropriate warning systems in place, as well as extinguishing systems

                                                                                                           Ground Effect          Countless environment factors contribute to an aircraft’s performance. An example of one element would be what is called Ground Effect. When a winged aircraft is flown at extremely low elevation, induced drag is substantially reduced. With the reduction of downwash, the air flowing from the trailing edge of the wing has no other option than to parallel the ground it encounters. Wingtip vortices used to contribute to the induction of drag are also being reduced, meaning that the earth will interfere with the formation of more massive vortexes. Low winged aircraft are affected more than a high winged aircraft due to the simple fact that lower winged aircraft have wing closer to the ground. Ground effect is also significant in regard to landing an aircraft. As the airplane passes from free air into ground effect, the reduction of induced drag as it nears the ru

        In my opinion, it is impossible to define ethics in completely cognitive terms. Value judgments apparently are mixed in with skill-based judgments to result in complex behavioral decisions. It may be helpful, in attempting to analyze ethics, to draw a contrast between ethics and professional conduct. Professional conduct can be thought of as referring to cognitive matters that require skill and knowledge as the basis of decision making. Ethics, on the other hand, refers to values that are intrinsic in the person making the decision and that may or may not affect the outcome of the decision. These values include but are not limited to trust, a sense of right and wrong, concern for the welfare of others, responsibility for one's actions, and adherence to one's beliefs in the face of pressure to do otherwise.         Ethics in aviation industry involves considering customer safety as priority. The aviation industry needs to have a well-trained staff who can act responsibly